60th Anniversary

 Hi Everyone, well the heat has broken, why was I complaining? Now I miss it! I suppose the upside is, we don't have to water the garden.

One of my old work colleagues celebrated her 60th Wedding Anniversary and this is the card I made for her.

I went looking for a heart and found this in my stash, a NBUS, I've not got any identity for it, so if anyone knows, I can edit and add the information here. Anyhow, I started with embossing the outer edge, another NBUS, both had for at least 3 years, then stamped the sentiment and die cut the heart and 60 twice. Then layered them together and added them to the embossed card. I cut a silver layer for it, then added them to the main card. Only then did I decide to add gems and as the hole was too large for the silver gems, I added a pearl. Not sure that it's right, but? I also added silver glitter gel pen to the tiny flowers and the bottom of the centre heart. 

The envelope sentiment, which I have meant to show before, was sent with a prize I received from The Snippets Playground. I love it and use it on most of my envelopes. I couldn't get a good photo of the card standing up, so used the one I laid the card onto the envelope.

embossing folder - Crafters Companion

heart die - unknown

sentiment stamps - Magazine freebie

number die - First edition

gems - stash

silver card - The Range

silver glitter pen - Uniball

 

In case some of you don't know NBUS means Never-Before-Used-Schtuff!

 Darnell coined the acronym NBUS in 2013

 

NBUS Challenge #54 

Masculine 90th birthday

 Hi Everyone, a card today made for someone who lives in the small village, where I was born and bred, he was the son of a local farmer, hence the reference to soil, he is still very active and certainly doesn't look his age. I knew I had "Ted" in my files so went to find him, I took him into my Cameo, as always, and cut 3 layers of him and also the background which I cut into a circle with the sentiment I had added. 

I die cut the larger circle and a small circle in brown card I have in my stash, after measuring both to ensure they fitted the background and the die cut number. I coloured the image and background with DI's and attached the background to the larger brown circle. I attached all layers of "Ted" and attached him to the background. I thought a touch of a flower helped.

image - Ted and his Shed Dr Digi 

inks - Distress Inks 

dies - Tonic pindot

90 dies - could be First Edition?

hollyhock die - AliExpress, coloured with Spectrum Noir markers

sentiment - saw on the web 

gold card - Stash

 

Whoop whoop, I had Dr Digi card of the week for this card.

60th Anniversary

 Hi Everyone, I've not been a good blogger, but here is something that I made in March for an old work colleague, she and her husband celebrated their 60th Anniversary. I had a hard time getting a good photo, dark days didn't help, but I hope you can see what I did.

I was looking around on the web for quick ideas and came across a card that I thought I could case. I did take the link, but it has decided to take a walk somewhere in my craft room, if I find it I will add it. Anyhow, I die cut the hearts and added silver embossed paper from a pad I have, punched some hearts, die cut the 60, cut a banner shape on which I silver embossed Happy Anniversary, then added some gems and a ribbon bow, attached it to the card. I computer generated an insert and it was done. Yep! nice and quick. Happy to say she liked it.

heart die - Sissix

number die - First Edition

punch - name is lost in time

stamp - magazine freebie

paper -  Papermania Modern Lustre

ribbon - stash

A Quick post today as I have lots going on, but at least I have blogged!I must try and keep up with posting more, I have done work, just not shown it, I'll try and get some things together and let you see them asap. Have a Great week everyone.

EDIT - I have had a few new followers, but can't for the life of me find your blogs, would you comment here, so I can follow you also please?

Mermaid

 Hi Everyone, my card today is for my Great Great Niece Dorothy, who is 4 years old and such a little lady, that I had to make something feminine for her. 

I had a cut file from Lori Whitlock that I used as a pattern for the pop up card. I then went looking for paper and images to use. Luckily I have lots to choose from!

All are print and cut with extra layers on my digital die cutting machine. I had so much fun designing this for Dorothy. I started with looking for a mermaid and found a paper with lots on. I chose one and copied it from the paper in Photoshop. However I also had a digital stamp I thought I could use, indecision had me cut both out, but I chose the already coloured image. Call me lazy?

I added all the images to the pattern pieces.  After it was completed I used lots of glitter and sparkle, I thought she would like that. Shame you can't see how sparkly it is. I used fuchsia pink mirror card for the coral pieces, sentiment and age and silver for the shadow behind the sentiment and her age.

dp - sea layers Creative Fabrica

background sea/fish - ML Designs

mermaid - free paper Simply Cards & Papercraft magazine

fish - Printable Cuttable Creatables

wave - AW Aloha kit (2012)

font - KL Mermaid Tails Font Bundles

dies - First Edition 

Stickles

mirror card - The Range 

This is the layout of my images, I wasn't sure which mermaid to use, so I printed both and decided on the already coloured image. the digital image is by Paper Nest Dolls

Love to Craft#63 ATG - Yep!

Crafty Catz #567  ATG / Girly - Yep!

Snake Beach

 Hi Everyone here I am with my DT card for today, it's for the challenge at QKR. Our challenge is on the 1st and 15th of every month, so you have 2 chances every month to enter the challenge.

http://qkrstampede.blogspot.com/

We will select two winners each of the weeks 

1 using QKR Stampede  or Eureka Stamps image

 and 1 using any image!

Anything Goes every 1st & 15th of the month

I had done this snake HERE but decided to do her again as I loved it so much, this is completely different, I think you'll agree. 

I print and cut her on the digital cutting machine, I made her pink with DI's, I thought she would be a little sunburnt at the beach? and heat embossed to give her a shine, (she's got lots of suntan cream on)? The dp background is one I've had a long time, I added a sun on which I did rays in gold pen and sparkle pen on the face of the sun. The snake had to have some friends at the beach so I added the star fish and crab dies. I placed the beach sentiment and my card was done. I have to admit she makes me smile.

  Image -  Momma Snake QKR 

inks - Distress inks overlaid with Spectrum Noir markers

background - PC Hugware

sentiment - Create with TLC

dies - Crab & Star Fish - First Edition Dies

gold glitter pen - Uniball

sparkle pen - Spectrum Noir

showing the shine of the embossing

Crafting Happiness challenge #113

WOW! I was Top 5 here

Crafting Happiness Challenges

Digi Choose Day wk 37 

I was in the Top 3 whoop whoop here -

Digi Choosday Challenge

Information and stamping

 

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Now my post for today - 

Haven't we been so lucky with the beautiful sunshine in the UK, to make us feel happier. I can live with sunshine everyday, how about you. I don't mind the rain at night though.

It's one of the same stamp I did the other day I stamped and coloured, but didn't know what else I wanted to do with it, after a long while with no mojo and couldn't be bothered, I came up with this. I still have 2 others waiting in the wings with the same stamp. I cut an oval frame and before adding I used the inside of the frame as a mask to ink outwards from the image, I kept the mask in place and used a border die to "sort of" match the music bars, I stamped the birthday wishes the frame was added and also a bow and a button die. I layered onto the same card I cut the frame from and added it to a ready made card base.

Stamp - Flora Musica, Chocolate Baroque

border stamp - Stamp Addicts

sentiment stamps - Magazine Freebies

inks - Distress ink, 

oval die - Tonic

ribbon - Ikea

heart button die - First Edition

A Mermaid!

Hi Everyone, last week I was asked if I would like to join the DT at Through The Craft Room Door , would I? - of course I would, as eventually, when I can concentrate! I'll be able to make tutorials of cards I make with all details, that means all the supplies used and the way it was made. This is already available with Super card projects in the online Magazine. Teaser on my side bar.

Here's my card for 

  Through The Craft Room Door  challenge

The image is from our sponsor
who is giving 
3 digital stamps of choice to the Winner
The image I used is "The Young Mermaid" from

http://www.fabrikafantasy.com/store.php#.WsDM74jwbix

The Young Mermaid - Fabrika Fantasy

coloured in Photoshop

paper 862 by Marisa Lerin at Pixelscrapper

beachycollab paper (5) by Booland Designs at DigitalScrapbook Studio

anchor - Printable Cuttables 

chain - off the web years ago!

anchor and chain cut on the Silhouette Cameo

Under the Sea dies - First Edition

http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/challenge-79.html

http://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/challenge-144.html

http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/do-something-digi.html

http://qkrstampede.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/qkr-stampe-challenge-289.html

http://simplypapercraftsforalloccassions.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/challenge-56.html

Vase of flowers

Hi Everyone, a card with another oh! I'm am so late attached. I have completely lost myself this month, dates have been missing for me and this card was missed completely, although I had it ready, with just printing to do - blast! Definitely hibernation mode.

My DT card for Morgan's Artworld this month is this one.

flowers & vase coloured in PS 

embossing folder - wood effect Crafters Companion

I was disappointed it cracked the card, BUT then

 realised I liked the effect, so kept it.

dp on vase and rectangle - Christine Smith Digital design

cracked wall & wood "shelf" - Photoshop Creative Magazine freebie

bow button - First Edition dies

ribbon - stash 

all layered onto red pearl paper, I had at a craft fair ages ago.

I followed Freshly Made Sketches FMS308

Shell -ebrate!

Hi Everyone, my card today is for The Outlawz sketch challenge I always try and enter and most times I do, I love a sketch LOL.

Shell and sentiment - Create with TLC

coloured digitally and 3D'd with added glitter glue

dp's part of a collaboration at Pixel & Co, sadly no longer trading.

I used the "paradise" because this will go to a friend who is off to Disney, Florida and I'm green with envy after visiting it a LOT of years ago.

dies - First Edition

forgot to add the sketch duh!

50th Anniversary card

Updated with insert

Hi Everyone, I made a card for the Outlawz Sketch challenge and for friends of ours, we have known them for 54 years. I thought the image was perfect for them, a little fun and loving. 

Image by Mary Ellen Smith at Dearie Dolls

pre coloured decoupaged

DP's and hearts are identified as

 HOB_EiL_Gold Hearts at Scraporchard.

I was lucky to have digi papers match my image.
3D gloss to specs

gold card The Range

Buttons First Edition Die

Pin Dot square die Sue Wilson

square dies Tonic

I cut the centre shape and the tag on my Cameo

ribbon from stash.